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An air carrier declared a low fuel emergency following a destination missed approach and a go around at their alternate for traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 720402 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 720402 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 720659 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Flight was planned to land at ZZZZ1. During approach at ZZZZ1; WX went below landing minimums. Initiated a missed approach then vectored for another approach to the opposite runway. During the second approach we elected to divert to ZZZZ2. During the approach to runway 11 at ZZZZ2; we broke out of the WX; observed an aircraft on the runway informed the tower we would like to enter a downwind to runway 29 and requested a landing on runway 29. Low fuel light illuminated. Declared an emergency and we were cleared to land runway 29. The flight landed above reserve minimums.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR DECLARED A LOW FUEL EMER FOLLOWING A DEST MISSED APCH AND A GAR AT THEIR ALTERNATE FOR TFC.
Narrative: FLT WAS PLANNED TO LAND AT ZZZZ1. DURING APCH AT ZZZZ1; WX WENT BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS. INITIATED A MISSED APCH THEN VECTORED FOR ANOTHER APCH TO THE OPPOSITE RWY. DURING THE SECOND APCH WE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ZZZZ2. DURING THE APCH TO RWY 11 AT ZZZZ2; WE BROKE OUT OF THE WX; OBSERVED AN ACFT ON THE RWY INFORMED THE TWR WE WOULD LIKE TO ENTER A DOWNWIND TO RWY 29 AND REQUESTED A LNDG ON RWY 29. LOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DECLARED AN EMER AND WE WERE CLRED TO LAND RWY 29. THE FLT LANDED ABOVE RESERVE MINIMUMS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.